Courage & defiance : stories of spies, saboteurs, and survivors in World War II Denmark

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Courage & defiance : stories of spies, saboteurs, and survivors in World War II Denmark

Title remainder

stories of spies, saboteurs, and survivors in World War II Denmark

Statement of responsibility

by Deborah Hopkinson

Title variation

Courage and defiance

Creator

• Hopkinson, Deborah

Subject

• Denmark
• Denmark -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
• Denmark -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Juvenile literature
• German Occupation of Denmark (1940-1945)
• History
• JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Europe
• JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars
• 1939 - 1945
• Underground movements, War
• World War (1939-1945)
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Denmark
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Denmark -- Juvenile literature
• Juvenile works

Genre

• Juvenile literature
• Juvenile works
• History

Language

eng

Summary

"Critically acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings to bold life the remarkable story of the Danish resistance and rescue of over 7,000 Jews during WWII. When the Nazis invaded Denmark on Tuesday, April 9, 1940, the people of this tiny country to the north of Germany awoke to a devastating surprise. The government of Denmark surrendered quietly, and the Danes were ordered to go about their daily lives as if nothing had changed. But everything had changed. Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson traces the stories of the heroic young men and women who would not stand by as their country was occupied by a dangerous enemy. Rather, they fought back. Some were spies, passing tactical information to the British; some were saboteurs, who aimed to hamper and impede Nazi operations in Denmark; and 95% of the Jewish population of Denmark were survivors, rescued by their fellow countrymen, who had the courage and conscience that drove them to act. With her talent for digging deep in her research and weaving real voices into her narratives, Hopkinson reveals the thrilling truth behind one of WWII's most daring resistance movements"--

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

940.53/489

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

D802.D4

LC item number

H647 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

juvenile